Memorias para la historia de Texas ... [ca. 1781].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Memorias para la historia de Texas ... [ca. 1781].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123476419

A copy made by Manuel de Vega in 1792 of a collection of data which were the basis for Morfi's Historia de Texas. This material is divided into twelve books. The first presents a physical description of the province of Texas; the second describes the various tribes of Indians; and the remaining ten provide a chronological account of the history of Texas from 1672-1778. Detailed information is presented on the French and Spanish exploration of the Mississippi River, Louisiana, and Texas; Spanish occupancy of Texas; conflicts with the French and with the Indian tribes; and the establishment of the missions and their tribulations.

Originals : 926 p. ; 30 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (452 exposures) : negative (Rich. 103:8) and positive.

UC Berkeley Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6814421

UC Berkeley Libraries

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Morfi, Juan Agustín -1783

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6057f68 (person)

Born in the province of Asturias, Spain, Juan Agustín Morfi (d. 1783) immigrated to America around 1755. In 1761, he became a Franciscan friar in Mexico City, where he also taught theology at the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlaltelolco. Morfi was selected to accompany Commandant General of the Provincias Internas Teodoro de Croix on an expedition to inspect the provinces of New Spain in 1777. The tour included parts of present-day Texas, including San Antonio de Béxar and the border be...

Vega, Emmanuel ˜deœ

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vq3rv8 (person)